Husband's first goals for Rovers came as he was temporarily moved to play in left midfield. The first was at Crawley Town on 18 February,[6] followed by a second eight days later at Shrewsbury Town.[7] At the end of that season, Rovers were promoted to the Championship.

Husband scored his first goal of the new season on 16 August 2013, when his over-hit cross went over the head of Blackburn Rovers' goalkeeper to complete a 2-0 victory.[8] Doncaster were relegated back to League One at the end of the season.

Middlesbrough

On 26 July 2014 it was announced that James Husband would join Championship side Middlesbrough in a swap deal for Curtis Main and a fee, believed to be in the region of £500,000. Husband scored his first goal for the U21's in a 2–1 victory over Newcastle United's U21's in December 2014.[citation needed]

Fulham (loan)

On 25 March 2015, Husband joined Fulham on loan until the end of the season as part of a deal that saw Fernando Amorebieta move the other way also on loan.[9] He re-joined Fulham, again on loan, for a month the following season in a similar deal to the previous one, with Amorebieta joining Middlesbrough on loan for the duration of the 2015-16 season.[10]

Huddersfield Town (loan)

Husband joined Huddersfield Town on an emergency loan on 8 January 2016. He made his début as a substitute in the 2–2 draw against Reading in the FA Cup 3rd round match at the John Smith's Stadium the following day. He made his league début the following week in the 1–1 draw against Fulham. He would play 12 games for the Terriers before his spell ended on 9 April 2016.